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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/prince-promises-extraordinary-cup.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="David Beckham, Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron joined delegates from the English bid team in Zurich" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-prince-promises-extraordinary-cup.jpg" alt="David Beckham, Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron joined delegates from the English bid team in Zurich"/></a></p>
<p>Prince William has promised an extraordinary 2018 World Cup as he joined the final presentation of England&#8217;s bid.</p>
<p>And he slipped in a joke about his wedding next year as he told executives from football&#8217;s world governing body Fifa why they should choose the English bid.</p>
<p>The prince said: &#8220;I know that we can deliver extraordinary public occasions and celebrations. I certainly hope so as I&#8217;m planning quite a big one myself next year.&#8221;</p>
<p>William, who is president of the Football Association, took the floor in Zurich as part of England&#8217;s final presentation team.</p>
<p>The 28-year-old, who will marry Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, told Fifa chiefs: &#8220;The English love football. That&#8217;s why it would be such an honour for us to host the 2018 World Cup.</p>
<p>&#8220;But it&#8217;s not just about us. I give you an assurance that England is committed to playing its full and proper role in developing football internationally as a member of your global footballing family.&#8221;</p>
<p>In his speech, David Cameron promised England would lay on &#8220;the most spectacular World Cup in history&#8221;.</p>
<p>He promised Fifa executives that an English tournament would not just be a commercial success but a &#8220;global event&#8221;. And he added: &#8220;We have the expertise, we have the stadiums, we have the fans. We have what it takes.&#8221;</p>
<p>The nation&#8217;s case was opened by Eddie Afekafe, a bid ambassador who works with Manchester City on community football programmes. </p>
<p>Mr Afekafe told the 22-man executive committee that football had turned his life around. Four years ago he was unemployed with friends in gangs and prison. &#8220;What I got, what they didn&#8217;t get, was an opportunity,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And that opportunity came through football.&#8221;</p>
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